Face shields for donation to healthcare professionals
Prototyping and validation, Charitable project
Health and wellbeing
Face shields, masks and protective screens
Product and structural design, Prototyping and testing, Manufacturing
The project
In April 2020, amid the health emergency and a shortage of masks, Archicercle was designing and producing face shields intended for donation to healthcare professionals. The project applied product development to an immediate need, with prototyping and testing carried out within a compressed timeframe.
Development involved testing different materials, thicknesses and fastening systems before arriving at a final version. Although the urgency shortened this stage, several alternatives were tested before the shield was defined for production.
The prototype variants help explain the work on form and fastening: curved supports, perforated components and fastening straps make up the different configurations of the system. Together, they document a process of comparing solutions rather than just a finished object.
The studio’s contribution covered design, prototyping, testing and production. In the update dated 1 April 2020, manufacturing was already under way, with the shields intended for donation to healthcare professionals.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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